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| | name = Robert Duncan McNeill | |||
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| | birthdate = {{birth date and age|1964|11|9}} | |||
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| | website = http://www.robertduncanmcneill.net/ | |||
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| '''Robert Duncan McNeill''' (born ], ] in ]) is an ] ], ], ], and ] who is best known for his role as Lieutenant ] on the ] show '']''. | |||
| ==Biography== | |||
| ===Acting career=== | |||
| McNeill grew up in Atlanta, and began his career acting in local and regional productions before becoming a student at ] in ].<ref>{{cite web|last =Henderson | first =Kathy |date =June 14, 1988 | url =http://www.robertduncanmcneill.net/soapdig.html | title =Soap Opera Digest | accessdate =2007-03-10}}</ref><ref name =Bio>{{cite web |url =http://www.robertduncanmcneill.net/bio.html | title =Biography, Official Homepage of Robert Duncan McNeill | accessdate =2007-03-10}}</ref> He enjoyed early success as a professional actor, winning the role of ] on '']''<ref name="rdm_film">{{cite web |url=http://www.robertduncanmcneill.net/film.html | title =Filmography | publisher=Official Homepage of Robert Duncan McNeill | accessdate =2007-03-10}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url =http://www.robertduncanmcneill.net/amcgallery.html | title ="All My Children," Official Homepage of Robert Duncan McNeill | accessdate =2007-03-10}}</ref>and starring in the feature film '']''.<ref name="rdm_film"/><ref>{{cite web |url =http://www.robertduncanmcneill.net/masters.html | title ="Masters of the Universe," Official Homepage of Robert Duncan McNeill | accessdate =2007-03-10}}</ref> He also starred in an acclaimed episode of the 1980s version of '']'', "A Message from Charity."<ref>{{cite web |url =http://www.robertduncanmcneill.net/message.html | title ="A Message From Charity" Official Homepage of Robert Duncan McNeill | accessdate =2007-03-10}}</ref> He then appeared with ] in the Broadway production of '']''<ref>{{cite web |url =http://www.robertduncanmcneill.net/sixdegrees.html | title ="Six Degrees of Separation" Official Homepage of Robert Duncan McNeill | accessdate =2007-03-10}}</ref> before returning to Los Angeles to pursue roles on television. He appeared in featured guest roles on numerous TV series, including '']'', '']'', '']'', '']'', and '']'' and was a featured cast member on the short-lived series, '']''<ref>{{cite web | last =Sloan | first =Allison | authorlink = | coauthors = | month =January | year =1993 | url =http://www.robertduncanmcneill.net/ezridesod.html | title =Easy Rider | work =Soap Opera Digest | publisher = | accessdate =2007-03-10}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url =http://www.robertduncanmcneill.net/goingextremes.html | title ="Going to Extremes" Official Homepage of Robert Duncan McNeill | accessdate =2007-03-10}}</ref> before earning the role of ] on ''Voyager''.<ref>{{cite web |url =http://www.startrek.com/startrek/view/series/VOY/cast/69083.html | title ="Star Trek: Voyager Cast Robert Duncan McNeill" Startrek.com | accessdate =2007-03-10}}</ref> | |||
| ===Directing career=== | |||
| McNeill began his directing career with several episodes of ''Voyager''.<ref>{{cite web | last =Kaplan | first =Anna L | authorlink = | coauthors = | month =November | year =1997 | url =http://www.robertduncanmcneill.net/cinefan.html | title =Paris at the Helm: Robert Duncan McNeill on His Shift From Actor to Director | work =Cinefantastique | publisher = | accessdate =2007-03-10}}</ref> He then wrote, produced, and directed two award-winning short films, ''The Battery'' and ''9 mm of Love'',<ref>{{cite web | last =Perenson | first =Melissa | authorlink = | coauthors = | month =June | year =2000 | url =http://www.robertduncanmcneill.net/communicator129.html | title =The Final Season Looms, but Robert Duncan McNeill will Always Have Paris | work =Star Trek Communicator | publisher = | accessdate =2007-03-10}}</ref><ref name="rdm_film"/> and began to direct other episodic television. While he has since performed as a guest star on television shows like '']'' and '']'', McNeill is now focusing on his directing career, helming episodes of '']'', '']'', '']'', '']'', '']'', '']'', '']'', and '']''. His directing credits for 2006-2007 include episodes of '']'', '']'', '']'', '']'', '']'', '']'', '']'' and '']''. In 2007 he directed the season 5 premiere of '']'', the pilot of '']'' (which features his '']'' co-star ] ) and then signed on as a producer - director of the new NBC show ''],'' helming episodes two, six, seven, and fifteen of the series. <ref name="rdm_film"/><ref>{{cite web |url =http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000536/#director2000 | title =Filmography as Director, Internet Movie Database | accessdate =2007-03-10}}</ref> | |||
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